The Two Faces of Islam
Subtitle: The House of Sa'ud from Tradition to Terror
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: October 15, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780385506922
First sentence: Islam came to humanity as the third great expression of the monotheistic vision that had begun with Abraham, after Judaism and Christianity.
Description: In this informed, compelling exploration of Moslem beliefs and of the sectarian conflicts within the community, a Jewish historian paints a sympathetic portrait of mainstream Islam and exposes the centuries-old roots of Osama bin Laden's extremism.